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SB 1600: Pledge of Allegiance

GENERAL BILL by Evers

Pledge of Allegiance; Requiring a written notice of a student’s right not to participate in the pledge of allegiance to be included in a specific publication; providing that a student may be excused from certain actions associated with the pledge of allegiance; deleting a requirement that civilians stand at full attention and, if the civilian is a man, remove his headdress during the pledge of allegiance, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/8/2016 Senate • Filed
1/14/2016 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 202
• Introduced -SJ 202
3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)